Arts Buzz: May 23, 2017

This week in Arts Buzz: it’s all Ibsen this week with a smattering of accolades and a sneak peak at upcoming events in early June.

Please note, Arts Buzz has moved to a bi-weekly format for the summer. Look for our next Arts Buzz June 5.

ARTS & CULTURE

› Don’t miss Studio Theatre’s final production of the season, Henrik Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea until May 27 at the Timms Centre for the Arts. Inspired by a mythical Norwegian ballad of a woman lured from her family by a merman, Henrik Ibsen’s haunting and lyrical play is directed by MFA Directing candidate Michael Bradley. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Director Michael Bradley watches early rehearsals of The Lady from The Sea. Featuring Billy Brown as Lyndstrand (left), Nicole St. Martin as Ellida (center), and Kris Loranger as Arnholm (right).

› Curious Arts goes backstage at the Timms Centre for the Arts to speak with BFA Acting student Emma Houghton, featured in Henrik Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea. Not only is The Lady from the Sea Studio Theatre’s last production of the season, it is also the last performance that Emma will do before graduating. Read the interview with Emma Houghton here.

› Congratulations to Radha Saikia (psychology/economics and one of our WOA student bloggers) and Nina Plummer (4th year political science student), who are the recipients of the first annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Awards which celebrate achievement in community service, research, and workplace or classroom environments by all members of the University of Alberta campus community.